Boot or shoe



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BOOT OR SHOE Filed August 2, 1923 the sole.

'rrss t @EGE F. NAUGEL, OF MEDFORD, iASShCHUSETTS.

B063? 0R SHOE.

ilppliea'tion ille'l August 2, 1923. Serial No. 655,230.

This invention relates to boots and shoes land. to a method of making the saine.v

rl`h'e manufacture o-hoots and shoes at the present time, and especially the production of welt shoes, owing to the complicatedv structure thereof, involvesI a very large num loer and variety of separatey operations. [is ya. result, the amountof labor and materials required for the production of a shoe is comparatively large considering the character and the uses of the product, l Any reduct/ion, therefore, inthe amount of materials used or any elimination of operations which Will'not deleteriously affect the apearance of Wearing qualities of the shoe, will reduce the cost of manufacture yand is much to he desired.

The main object of my invention is the provision of a shoe of simplified construc-- tion which requires less materials and may he made in fewer operations than heretofore; thereby, eiiecting a large saving in cost of manufacture.l l l Another object ofv the invention is the' provision of a. hoot or shoe so made that moisture cannot gain entrance through the stitching by which the upper is secured to ,A further object of the` invention is the lprovision of alinethod for 'making boots or shoes which is simple and yet efhcient, which obviates .many of the steps and processes now required in the making of shoes and which greatly reduces the cost of manufacture. Other objects of the invention will be more specifically pointed out and described hereinafter. s y

One of the important features of my invention resides in attaching the upper di-h rectly to the outer sole, thereby ohviating the use of an. inner sole. Preferably this is accomplished hy channelling the edge of the sole in such manner as to split the edge into two portions or tongues, inserting the edge ofthe upper into the channel and then securing it therein and to the sole hy suitable stitching. This method greatly simplilies the construct-ionof the hoot or shoe andv eliminates many of the'operations now required, such for example as those relating to the inner sole and lasting. l

ln the ydrawings illustrating one form of theinvention, Figurepl is a view in per spective, looking downwardly, ot the sole portion of the hoot or shoe, made in accordance with my invention, with a portion of an upper attached thereto and broken oid at the toe; Fig. 2 is a similar View hut from a lower horizon showing a complete toe portion of anupper attached to the sole; and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the saine on line 3--3 in Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings, 5 designates an outersole having a heel t attached thereto, and 7 designates the vamp of an upper, 8 the toe cap, and 9 the lolucher points of the upper with a lacing l0. rlhe sole of the hoot or shoe is provided with a channel l2 formed along its entire edge which splits the edge into two portions or tongues le the inner portion and 16 the outer portion. The channel l2 is sufficiently Wide and deep to receive and hold the edge 18 or' the upper. The upper may he secured to the soie in any suitable manner and one such manner is shown in the dra ivings, (Figure 3) by stitching, which extends through the upper above the inner portion of 'the-sole i4 down through that port-ion and through the yedge 18 of the upper lying in the channel l2 and through the out-er portion i4 of the sole 5.

The method of making a hoot or shoe of the alcove construction is as follows. The

outer sole may he made of any suitable soling till material, such as leather or rubber or other he formed either by merely splitting the edge of the sole or hy cutting out a portion of the material to forni a channel having a square inner end as shown in Figure v3 or in any other suitable manner.

The channel l2 may he locatedmidway hetueeri the inner and outer faces ci the sole or may he nearer one than the other dependent upon varying conditions.

After the channel has been formed, the edge of the inner tongue lli of the split'edge of the sole may he trimmed down to permit the outer tongue 1G to project beyond the upper after it is .attached to improve the appearance of the shoe and to extend the tread surface of the sole beyond the lippen 'The upper of the. hoot or shoe may he prepared in the usual manner and when completed the edge i8 to be attached to, the sole may he trimmed oill and if desired slrived. Suitable marks may he placed on the upper to indicate the amount ci turn in to he 'liti 

